The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 1940
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 219
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.98° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.66° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.